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Strategy sells 1,690 bitcoin, raises $653 million from MSTR shares
MicroStrategy subsidiary Strategy sold 1,690 bitcoin for $108.6 million and raised $653.1 million through common stock sales, reducing its bitcoin holdings to 840,447 BTC and increasing its USD reserve to $4.65 billion. The bitcoin was sold at an average price of $64,262 per coin, below the company's $75,385 cost basis on remaining holdings.
Strategy, the bitcoin treasury subsidiary of MicroStrategy, sold 1,690 bitcoin for $108.6 million and raised $653.1 million through common stock sales, according to CoinDesk. The bitcoin was sold at an average price of $64,262 per coin, net of fees and expenses. The company raised $653.1 million from the sale of 6.59 million shares of common stock.
Strategy used the bitcoin sale proceeds to repurchase 1,152,020 shares of its variable-rate preferred stock, STRC, for $108.6 million. The bitcoin sales reduced Strategy's holdings to 840,447 BTC, per CoinDesk's reporting. The company's remaining bitcoin was acquired for $63.36 billion at an average price of $75,385, meaning the current holdings sit underwater on a cost basis at the sale price of $64,262.
Strategy directed $650 million of the proceeds from its common-stock sales to its USD reserve, lifting the balance to $4.65 billion as of August 9. The remaining $3.1 million from stock sales was added to the company's cash balance. Following the latest transactions, Strategy has $785.2 million remaining under its preferred-stock repurchase program and $1 billion available under its MSTR common-stock repurchase program.
The timing reveals material constraints. Strategy sold bitcoin at prices below its cost basis on remaining holdings, realizing losses rather than deferring the sale to a more profitable price point. The shift toward larger USD reserves signals either near-term cash runway concerns or a hedging posture against further bitcoin depreciation. The aggressive buyback program, which now consumes capital freed from both bitcoin sales and equity offerings, suggests management is prioritizing capital return and balance-sheet optimization over continued bitcoin accumulation at the mega-holder scale that defined the company's previous strategy.
The open questions center on conviction. What specific market conditions or internal factors prompted the sale now, at prices below the cost basis? Does the shift toward larger USD reserves signal a change in Strategy's long-term accumulation strategy, or is this a temporary liquidity move? How much longer will Strategy maintain its mega-holder thesis if it continues to sell and build cash reserves at these price levels?
Strategy, a major corporate bitcoin holder with 840,447 BTC remaining, is realizing losses on sales while building its USD reserve to $4.65 billion, signaling a shift from pure accumulation to capital optimization.
Watch whether Strategy continues to reduce its bitcoin holdings in the coming weeks and months, and whether the company's cash reserves stabilize or grow further. If Strategy's USD reserve grows to $5 billion or higher while bitcoin holdings continue to decline, the mega-holder positioning will have effectively ended. A return to net bitcoin accumulation would signal that this sale was tactical rather than strategic.
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